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    enportStreet,Suite224

    Rhineland

    er,WI54501

    Fall Education Conferenc

    November 13, 2013

    Northwoods Banquet Cent

    1540 Pueblo Drive

    Rhinelander, WI

    GOLD SPONSORS

    SILVER SPONSORS

    Greater Wisconsin Chapter

    24/7 Helpline 1.800.272.3900

    www.alz.org/gwwi

    Conference Sponsors

    This conference is coordinated annually by the Alzheimers AssociationGreater Wisconsin Chapter. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimers

    disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance

    care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia

    through the promotion of brain health.

    Edith Reiter Trust

    Northwoods Banquet Center

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    8:00 am Registration Continental Breakfast

    8:15 am Welcome & Introductions

    8:30 am Joggin Your NogginGeri Heppe, MS, Gerontologist

    9:00 am American Indian Culture: Identification &

    Treatment of Alzheimers

    Patricia Ribbich, SW & Charlene Smith, RN

    10:15 am Wellness Break Exhibits

    10:30 am Balancing, Respecting and Protecting

    Those in Our Care

    Viki Kind, MA

    12:00 pm Lunch Networking Exhibits

    12:30 pm Alzheimers Association Update

    1:00 pm Getting Better at Asking for and

    Accepting Help

    Viki Kind, MA

    2:30 pm Wellness Break Exhibits

    2:45 pm Understanding the Other Dementias

    Christopher Koeppl, M.D.

    4:00 pm Closing remarks

    Viki Kind, MA

    Los Angeles, CA

    Viki Kind is a clinical bioethicist,

    medical educator and hospicevolunteer. Her award-winning book,The Caregivers Path to Compas-sionate Decision Making: MakingChoices For Those Who Can't,guides families and professionalsthrough the difficult process ofmaking decisions for those who have lost capacity.

    She has lectured across the United States teachinghealthcare professionals to have integrity, compassionand to improve end-of-life care through bettercommunication. Viki provides bioethics consultation andsupport for many hospitals in the Los Angeles area.

    She holds a masters degree in bioethics from theMedical College of Wisconsin.

    Patricia Ribbich, SW, is a retired social worker fromMilwaukee where she worked with the MilwaukeeCounty Department of Aging Alzheimers unit. She isOjibwa and Ottawa and an enrolled member of the MoleLake Reservation.

    Charlene Smith, RN, is a retired nurse having spent20 years with Milwaukee County Services as apsychiatric nurse. Charlene is an enrolled tribalmember/citizen of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of

    Wisconsin.

    Christopher Koeppl, M.D.Christopher Koeppl is a physicianwith Ministry Medical Group inRhinelander specializing in internalmedicine and providingcomprehensive assessment ofcomplex medical problems.

    In 1998, Dr. Koeppl wasresponsible for establishing theNorthern Wisconsin Memory Diagnostic Clinic in

    Rhinelander. This was one of the first MemoryDiagnostic Centers in Wisconsin. He continues to seepatients at the memory clinic each month.

    Conference Agenda Presentation Registration

    Certificate of AttendanceAll attendees will receive a certificate

    recognizing attendance at the conference.

    CEUsAvailable through Nicolet College at no cost.

    Exhibitors Welcome! Cost is $100 each.

    For more information contact Julie St. Pierre:

    Complete form and mail this section with payment no

    later than October 31, 2013.

    Name _______________________________________

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    Participant Fee: $55 (make copies for additional participants)

    Group Rate: $50 each (Four or more from same agency withregistrations submitted together).

    Family caregiver or student: $45

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    Check Enclosed (payable to Alzheimers Association)

    Alzheimers Associationc/o Julie St. Pierre8A W. Davenport Street, Suite 224Rhinelander, WI 54501

    Register Online at www.alz.org/gwwi.Click on Educational Conferences